Morro Bay High wrestlers finish ninth at 72-team tournament

The Morro Bay High wrestling team finished ninth at the 72-team North Torrance Tournament of Champions on Wednesday. The Pirates had 112 points, thanks in large part to six grapplers who placed in the top eight of their respective weight classes.

The Pirates’ previous best at the tournament was two placers. Selma won with 201 points, but the teams in second through 10th were separated by just 12. The Pirates entered the week ranked No. 1 in Division VI of the CIF-Southern Section.

“We got to see a lot of CIF competition here,” Morro Bay coach Mike Aanerud said. “Going up against all those guys we might see in the postseason bodes well for us.”

Kent Beecham, a sophomore who received an honorable mention in TheCaliforniaWrestler.com’s statewide rankings a week ago, led Morro Bay with a fourth-place showing at 125 pounds. He was followed by Dolin Mininni (fifth at 130), Patrick Kelly (sixth, 135), Aaron Mininni (seventh, 145), Trevor Reddell (eighth, 189) and Jim Tomac (eighth, 215).

North County Christian 57,Coast Union 36Cristy Scarson led North County Christian, which finished 2-2 at the tournament, with 22 points. Ashley Lorenz led Coast Union with 10.

BOYS SOCCERMustang Invitational at TrabucoEdison 2, Arroyo Grande 0The Eagles, who lost in the championship game, had Jairo Diaz and Morgan Wack make the all-tournament team, and Bryan Rivas made 10 saves in the final.

“This has been an excellent experience for the team,” Arroyo Grande coach Brad Bowdey said of the tournament as a whole.

GIRLS SOCCERSt. Margaret’s TournamentMission Prep 4, St. Monica 1; Grace Brethren 1, Mission Prep 0Natalie Brescia led Mission Prep (6-9) with two goals in the first half against St. Monica. Kori Disarufino also scored in the first, and Marissa Hay added a final score for the Royals in the second.

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